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The Waning Moon: UFOs & Their Pentagon Propagandists
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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The United States military branches and intelligence agencies do not control what happens around the world all the time, much as they’d like to. T...

Bought by KFCF FM and KSJE


  • Added: Aug 12, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Thru-Hiking With Tahquitz
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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Where is she, tonight? It has been a month and ten days since she mailed this postcard from Idyllwild to Joshua Tree. All we can do is hope that th...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Jun 03, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
795: Why Do We Have So Much Stuff? / 796: Who Owns Seeds?, 5/20/2023
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Why Do We Have So Much Stuff?" - From baby showers to estate sales, we fill our lives with material possessions. Why do we do it? HOUR...

  • Added: May 19, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:00
Streetcars of Desire
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: A parade of old streetcars in Kolkata led by a wooden watering car from 1924., Credit: Sandip Roy
Kolkata was the first city in India to have streetcars and the only city to still have them. And they carry within them a rich history of the city ...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2023
  • Length: 06:00
753: When Mountains Are Gods / 754: The Sound Of Silence, 12/24/2022
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "When Mountains Are Gods" - Science tells us mountains are giant piles of rock, formed millions of years ago. But that's not all they are...

  • Added: Dec 23, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:00
The Grouse and the Goddess
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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It's Thanksgiving time in America and we are talking turkeys, and sage grouse, and taking your calls on our scary-story line. What does the arrival...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Nov 23, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Down in the Flood
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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An interesting thing about a raging flash flood is how quiet it is, for the most part. Sometimes you’ll hear a pinyon log sort of bonk against a bo...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Sep 05, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
711: Walk With Me / 712: Why Do We Have So Much Stuff?, 7/30/2022
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Walk With Me" - Walking prolongs our life and makes us human. So why are we doing less and less of it? HOUR TWO: "Why Do We Have So Mu...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:00
701: Shapeshifting / 702: Finding Your Voice, 6/25/2022
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Shapeshifting" - Seals that can turn into women, men who transform into wolves… Stories about shape-shifting are among the oldest in the...

  • Added: Jun 24, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:00
Phantom Plane Crash on a Utah Highway
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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What happened to Army Private Gerry Irwin on a Utah two-lane? There was no plane crash, no passengers, nothing by Pvt. Irwin unconscious in the Uta...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Apr 15, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
John Muir in the Wild Desert
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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Tonight we visit with the friendly ghost of John Muir, specifically regarding his many excursions in the California deserts. New soundscapes by Red...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Feb 25, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Nasruddin & Other Holy Fools
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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Back from our brief convalescence to bring you desert prayers in the night — Ancient Egyptian prayers & psalms, in this case. And some tales of Mul...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Feb 11, 2022
  • Length: 28:01
  • Purchases: 1
603: African Cities Of The Future / 604: Loving Bees, 7/17/2021
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "African Cities Of The Future" - The fastest growing cities in the world are in Africa. We'll take you there with a special TTBOOK from A...

  • Added: Jul 16, 2021
  • Length: 01:59:00
Owens Valley and the Accidental Miracle
From: Desert Oracle
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What made the Owens Valley the way it is, in our time? An accident of history, of water grabs, of one group of humans using easy money to buy out a...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Apr 16, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Ranger's Life
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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What does it mean to be a ranger? It means you are married to the mission, a soldier for your planetary home, armed with a moral compass and a Smok...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Jun 03, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
No Face Masks On Mars
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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You heard the captain: No coughing on the spaceship.

Bought by KFCF FM and KFCF FM


  • Added: Mar 19, 2020
  • Length: 28:01
  • Purchases: 2
NL 20-10: Jazzing The Cool With Ted Gioia, 3/2/2020
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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Ted Gioia, author of book The Birth (and Death) of the Cool, (who's also the author of The History of Jazz and West Coast Jazz), joins us on this e...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
Welcome To Dirt-Pile City
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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The aftermath of the Great Hi-Desert Deluge of Autumn 2018. In fact, officials at Joshua Tree Town Hall are considering renaming the village "Dirt-...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Nov 09, 2018
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
GUEST: Bernie Krause (Great Animal Orchestra) + 3D AUDIO Insight Treks (chapter 2)
From: Don Hill
Series: Cafe Acousmatic
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CAFÉ ACOUSMATIC: the finest blend of electroacoustic music, sound art, and 3D binaural audio.

  • Added: Feb 27, 2015
  • Length: 59:07
Large Wildfires Jumpstart Debate on Fire Management Techniques
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Photo by (cc) Flickr user Lotus R
A topic that we covered more than a year ago, but was just as relevant in 2013 is fire, more specifically wildfires. When we aired our show, The Bu...

Bought by KHNS


  • Added: Dec 19, 2013
  • Length: 08:37
  • Purchases: 1
Friday Night Lights
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: BackStory with the American History Guys: Favorites
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Contributor Meg Cramer tells the story of the first electrically lit town in America -- Wabash, Indiana.

Bought by WOUB, Radio Newark, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Nov 04, 2013
  • Length: 06:21
  • Purchases: 3
99% Invisible #72- New Old Town (Standard 4:30 Version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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The recreation of a town that never was.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 08, 2013
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 17
99% Invisible #86-Reversal of Fortune
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Director's Cut)
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When Chicago was up the proverbial creek.

Bought by WABE, XRAY.fm, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Oct 08, 2013
  • Length: 19:14
  • Purchases: 3
Let There Be Night (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Eight out of 10 children born in America today will never know a night sky dark enough to see the Milky Way. Are we experiencing the end of night?

Bought by WCNY and KAZU Seaside, Calif.


  • Added: Oct 07, 2013
  • Length: 53:54
  • Purchases: 2
99% Invisible #44- The Pruitt-Igoe Myth (Standard 4:30 Version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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How a St. Louis public housing marvel became "hell on earth."

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 15, 2012
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 15